Anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater in an anaerobic sequential batch reactor (AnSBR) using butanol as the carbon source

Autor(es)

Sarti, Arnaldo ^[1] ; Zaiat, Marcelo ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, LPB, Dept Hidraul & Saneamento, EESC, BR-13563120 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Environmental Management; v. 92, n. 6, p. 1537-1541, JUN 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 37

Resumo

Biological sulfate reduction was studied in a laboratory-scale anaerobic sequential batch reactor (14 L) containing mineral coal for biomass attachment. The reactor was fed industrial wastewater with increasingly high sulfate concentrations to establish its application limits. Special attention was paid to the use of butanol in the sulfate reduction that originated from melamine resin production. This product was used as the main organic amendment to support the biological process. The reactor was operated for 65 cycles (48 h each) at sulfate loading rates ranging from 2.2 to 23.8 g SO(4)(2-)/cycle, which corresponds to sulfate concentrations of 0.25, 0.5,1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 g SW(4)(2-)L(-1). The sulfate removal efficiency reached 99% at concentrations of 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 g SO(4)(2-)L(-1). At higher sulfate concentrations (2.0 and 3.0 g SO(4)(2-)L(-1)), the sulfate conversion remained in the range of 71-95%. The results demonstrate the potential applicability of butanol as the carbon source for the biological treatment of sulfate in an anaerobic batch reactor. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/08335-0 - Remoção biológica de sulfato: recuperação de enxofre elementar e biofiltração
• Beneficiário: Arnaldo Sarti
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado